British Science Fiction Cinema

Taylor & Francis

This book explores the breadth of British sci-fi films through readings of key films, examining the factors that shaped them, and the concerns they reflect, through the postwar boom years to the more sporadic production of recent times. > \nBritish Science Fiction Cinema is the first substantial study of a genre which, despite a sometimes troubled history, has produced some of the best British films, from the prewar classic Things to Come to Alien made in Britain by a British director. The contributors to this rich and provocative collection explore the diverse strangeness of British science fiction, from literary adaptions like Nineteen Eighty-Four and A Clockwork Orange to pulp fantasies and 'creature features' far removed from the acceptable face of British cinema.\nThrough case studies of key films like The Day the Earth Caught Fire, contributors explore the unique themes and concerns of British science fiction, from the postwar boom years to more recent productions like Hardw.